Episode 19: Are Conflicts Destroying Relationships in your Community? 5 Reasons Why You Need a Conflict Policy!

Is conflict destroying relationships in your community?  Are offenses creating division?  Feeling at a loss as a leader? What if I told you there is a way to grow through conflict rather than be destroyed by it.  

Conflict is inevitable whenever humans are in communion together.  However, it can be an opportunity for growth rather than a cause for division. While it is not easy, by following God’s principles, it is possible to find a way through conflict and experience God’s blessing.  

Why do you need a conflict policy?

1. Conflict is inevitable.  James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder . . . 

James 4:1  What causes quarrels and causes fights among you? You desire and do not have . . . you covet and you do not obtain.  

2. Preparation is necessary. Don’t want to be caught unprepared.  Just when you think all is well, something will come up. 

3. The Word is your guide, especially when emotions are high. Emotions can be unreliable. 

4. The process is clear. Everyone knows what to expect when conflict happens.  Policy should have clear steps to follow. 

5. Resolution is possible. Set your community up for success. 

 

^{Christ's Example of Humility Philippians 2:1-7}

2 Therefore if there is any [a]consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[c] being born in the likeness of men.

 

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Example policy link: Community Conflict Guidelines